Armstrong Supports Resolution Designating National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls

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Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) joined Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) to introduce a bipartisan resolution designating May 5, 2022, as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls.

The resolution demonstrates the lawmakers' solidarity with the families and loved ones of missing and murdered indigenous women, and it calls on the people of the United States to commemorate the lives of American Indian and Alaska Native women whose cases are documented and undocumented in public records and the media.

"There is a crisis of violence against Native American women and girls," said Congressman Armstrong. "It is critically important to raise awareness and help bring an end to these heartbreaking acts of violence against Native Americans."

"While Native Americans make up 2% of our state's population, Native Women account for 7% of our state's reported missing women. Those statistics are unacceptable, and despite these sad and staggering numbers in our community, the closest Cold Case Task Force Office is currently located in Billings, Montana," said Congressman Newhouse. "Establishing a Cold Case Task Force Office in Yakima is imperative if we want to keep moving forward in addressing this crisis. We must continue to take up the banner for those who no longer are able to. They deserve answers, and I will continue working to deliver them."

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